2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 117 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 121.73 | 19.0 | 117.0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 1 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 168 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 111.77 | 29.0 | 168.0 |
| 3 | Washington | 2 | 54 | 33 | 61.1 | 338 | 6.3 | 2 | 5 | 107.39 | 27.0 | 169.0 |
| 4 | USC | 2 | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 369 | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 117.11 | 26.0 | 184.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 1 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 189 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 103.57 | 33.0 | 189.0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1 | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 195 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 109.94 | 37.0 | 195.0 |
| 7 | Illinois | 1 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 206 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 191.84 | 22.0 | 206.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 1 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 227 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 204.40 | 22.0 | 227.0 |
| 9 | Oregon | 2 | 72 | 41 | 56.9 | 498 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 | 132.40 | 36.0 | 249.0 |
| 10 | Purdue | 2 | 59 | 35 | 59.3 | 501 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 153.02 | 29.5 | 250.5 |
| 11 | UCLA | 3 | 96 | 52 | 54.2 | 761 | 7.9 | 6 | 4 | 133.06 | 32.0 | 253.7 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 2 | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 529 | 8.7 | 3 | 2 | 144.81 | 30.5 | 264.5 |
| 13 | Maryland | 1 | 39 | 31 | 79.5 | 314 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 172.50 | 39.0 | 314.0 |